Beds in closets. Vermin infestations. Drug-dealing house managers. Fire hazards hidden from building inspectors. These are just some of the conditions turned up by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice during a year-long examination of New York City’s shadowy network of residences for indigent addicts and alcoholics. John
Report: Homes For Indigent Addicts Have Poor Conditions, Unsavory Ties To Drug Clinics
New York City’s shadowy network of residences for indigent addicts and alcoholics, or “sober homes”, have been found to be unsafe, unsanitary and non-assisting to residents’ needs.